Girls' name · since 1974
Chanee
Chanee has 176 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 176
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chanee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 176 have been recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanee has been recorded 176 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1993.
- #21,109 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 176 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanee ranks #21,109 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 176 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 176
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chanee's 176 recorded births place it above 70.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Chanee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chanee splits its recorded history at 1985: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chanee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1993
- Peak year (1991)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Chanee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (95 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Chanee's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Chanee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 95 births (54% of all-time use).
Chanee by state
Where Chanee concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 3.4% |
6 of 176 births nationwide.
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- Chanee's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (95 total births) through the 1990s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Chanees (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chanee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chanee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.